Celebrate the 2023 Pokémon World Championships in Pokémon GO!

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August 7, 2023

Celebrate the 2023 Pokémon World Championships in Pokémon GO!

The Pokémon GO World Championships

Celebration Event in Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is headed to the 2023 Pokémon World Championships!

Crowning a World Champion!

The 2023 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 11 to 13, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan.

The top qualifying Pokémon GO players from around the globe will compete to determine who will be crowned the 2023 Pokémon GO World Champion!

Among other prizes, the Pokémon GO World Champion will receive an in-game World Champion 2023 outfit and pose!

Tune in to watch live!

Tune in and watch all the action beginning at 12:00 a.m. UTC each day!

English Stream:

Japanese Stream:
https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/wcs_event/2023/ja/howtowatch/

Avatar Items to celebrate

Keep your eyes on the broadcast—we’ll display a code for the following T-shirt for your avatar!

2023 Worlds Tee (Yellow): Available globally via a code shared during the World Championships Stream on the first day of the competition.

The following item will be available beginning on August 11, 2023.

2023 Worlds Tee (Gray): Available globally in the in-app shop at no cost.

A 2023 Pokémon World Championships Celebration in Pokémon GO!

Friday, August 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon GO is celebrating the 2023 Pokémon World Championships and all things GO Battle League!

Pokémon debuts

Passimian, the Teamwork Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Passimian

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

World Championships 2023 Pikachu

If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Event Bonuses

The maximum number of sets you can play per day in the GO Battle League will go up from 5 to 10.

Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

Timed Research

World Championships–themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event!

Complete the research tasks to earn an Elite Fast TM, an encounter with a World Championships 2023 Pikachu, and more!

World Championships 2023 Pikachu

Elite Fast TM

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Scraggy—if you’re lucky!

Machop

Chinchou

Wooper

Sableye

Meditite

Spheal

Drilbur

Scraggy

Bunnelby

Wooloo

If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following.

Onix

Lickitung

If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.

One-Star Raids

World Championships 2023 Pikachu

Alolan Sandshrew

Gligar

Scraggy

Three-Star Raids

Skarmory

Galarian Stunfisk

Passimian

Five-Star Raids

Cresselia

Mega Raids

Mega Gyarados

If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research task encounters

You can encounter the following Pokémon when you complete Field Research tasks!

World Championships 2023 Pikachu

Alolan Sandshrew

Seel

Magikarp

Galarian Zigzagoon

Spheal

Passimian

Wimpod

If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Featured attacks

Alolan Sandslash

Evolve Alolan Sandshrew during the event to get an Alolan Sandslash that knows the Fast Attack Shadow Claw.

Machamp

Evolve Machoke during the event to get a Machamp that knows the Charged Attack Payback.

Dewgong

Evolve a Seel during the event to get a Dewgong that knows the Fast Attack Ice Shard and the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Walrein

Evolve Sealeo during the event to get a Walrein that knows the Fast Attack Powder Snow and the Charged Attack Icicle Spear.

Obstagoon

Evolve Galarian Linoone during the event to get an Obstagoon that knows the Charged Attack Obstruct.

Avatar Items

The following items will be available beginning on August 11, 2023.

2023 Worlds Jersey
2023 Worlds Jacket

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team